DIARY-France to December 31

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marked with an asterisk.

Paris local time is GMT + 1 hours.
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DATE GMT LOCAL INDICATOR PERIOD MEDIAN PRIOR

TIME FORECAST
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23/11 0758 0858 Flash mfg PMI Nov 55.6

0758 0858 Flash ser PMI Nov 57.7

0758 0858 Flash comp PMI Nov 58.6

24/11 0745 0845 Business morale Nov 89

0745 0845 Housing starts Oct -35.4 pct

0750 0850 Consumer spending Oct 2.3 pct

26/11 1700 1800 Unemployment (govt)Oct +21,600

27/11 0745 0845 Consumer morale Nov -35

30/11 0745 0845 Producer prices Oct -0.3 pct
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01/12 0848 0948 Manufacturing PMI Nov 55.6

03/12 0745 0845 Unemployment (ILO) Q3 9.5 pct

0848 0948 Services PMI Nov 57.7

0848 0948 Composite PMI Nov 58.6

08/12 0730 0830 BOF survey Nov

0745 0845 State budget Oct -125.8 bln

09/12 0745 0845 Trade balance Oct -1.76 bln

0745 0845 French imports Oct 30.86 bln

0745 0845 French exports Oct 29.11 bln

10/12 0745 0845 Payrolls (final) Q3 -0.7 pct

0750 0850 Industrial output Oct -1.5 pct

11/12 1100 1200 OECD lead Oct

14/12 0745 0845 Current account Oct -3.7 bln

15/12 0745 0845 Consumer prices Nov 0.1 pct

*16/12 0758 0858 Flash mfg PMI Dec

0758 0858 Flash ser PMI Dec

0758 0858 Flash com PMI Dec

*17/12 2100 2200 Insee economic outlook

18/12 0745 0845 Business morale Dec

22/12 0745 0845 Producer prices Nov

23/12 0745 0845 Consumer spending Nov

24/12 1700 1800 Unemployment (govt)Nov

29/12 0745 0845 GDP (final) Q3 +0.3 pct

30/12 0745 0845 Housing starts Nov
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POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS
------------------Friday November 20, 2009----------------------

PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy meets some 700 French
mayors to discuss the planned abolition of the taxe
professionnelle (0900 GMT).

PARIS/NEW YORK - Inaugural flight of Air France's Airbus
A380.
------------------Monday November 23, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).

STRASBOURG - EU Parliament Plenary session (to Nov. 26).
------------------Friday November 27, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits France
for Franco-Russian government seminar.
------------------Monday November 30, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
------------------Tuesday December 1, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Paris Court of Commerce to decide on future of
troubled French fashion house Christian Lacroix. The fashion
house, known for its colourful baroque-style dresses, filed for
creditor protection in May after it was hit hard by a global
collapse in consumer spending. The company has never made a
profit in 22 years of trading.
------------------Thursday December 3, 2009---------------------

PARIS - Auction of OAT treasury notes (0950 GMT).
------------------Monday December 7, 2009-----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - President Nicolas Sarkozy attends
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) (to Dec. 18).
Link: unfccc.inthttp://unfccc.int/meetings/items/4749.php

PARIS - Prestigious restaurant La Tour d'Argent auctions off
18,000 bottles of wines and spirits from its cellars.
------------------Monday December 14, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
------------------Wednesday December 16, 2009-------------------

STRASBOURG - European Parliament to award 2009 Sakharov
Prize for Freedom of Thought to Russian human rights group
Memorial, which is battling to uncover the truth about the
murder of one of its activists from Chechnya.
------------------Friday December 18, 2009----------------------

*PARIS - Paris court delivers verdict in case brought against
Google Inc (GOOG.O) by France's third largest publishing house
Le Seuil, which is owned by La Martiniere group. Le Seuil has
accused Google of illegally copying, storing and publishing
thousands of its works, and is seeking 15 million euros in
damages.
------------------Monday December 21, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
------------------Friday December 25, 2009----------------------

Christmas Day. Euronext markets closed.
------------------Monday December 28, 2009----------------------

PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1350 GMT).
------------------Thursday December 31, 2009--------------------

NATIONWIDE - Deadline for French residents with undeclared
Swiss bank accounts to declare their assets to the French tax
authorities. The French government says it has obtained the
names of 3,000 suspected tax evaders with Swiss accounts from
three banks.
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BTANs or index-linked OATs in December.

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